"Pfft, ptooey, Brother Yu, I've put in a lot of effort to help you catch this sturgeon. You'd better figure it out at noon today."
While cleaning the mud off his clothes, Wang Hai spoke to Bai Yu, who was admiring the sturgeon beside him.
Wang Hai really put in a lot of effort to catch this sturgeon; he almost went down into the reservoir to fight it hand-to-hand.
Although he didn't go into the water, the sturgeon's frantic struggle on the shore still managed to get a lot of mud and water on Wang Hai, even into his mouth.
That's why Wang Hai could openly ask Bai Yu for something delicious, or at the very least, a chicken leg for lunch.
"No problem, no problem, that's all easy to say. But to be honest, this sturgeon is really ugly, but I've heard that its meat is quite delicious and it doesn't have many bones."
"Ah Hai, how about we get you a sturgeon to try?"
Bai Yu looked at the sturgeon in the net. After being tormented by Wang Hai, the fish had calmed down and was lying quietly in the net, not moving much.
Bai Yu was quite satisfied with this result, since it stopped causing trouble and Bai Yu could worry less.
"Eating such a big sturgeon? Brother Yu, let's forget about it. This fish is too big. We can't finish it, even with our family."
However, if you can get your hands on a smaller sturgeon, you can try it.
"By the way, Brother Yu, that caviar that's really expensive, is it made from sturgeon roe?"
"I've only heard about this. Apparently, some caviar uses this type of sturgeon, while others don't. There are several kinds of sturgeon, too."
There is another type of fish called Huangyu, which looks similar to this sturgeon. Its roe can also be made into caviar.
The roe from these two types of fish is more expensive, while other types of roe, such as salmon caviar, are much cheaper.
Bai Yu actually knows a lot about caviar.
However, his understanding of caviar wasn't for his own consumption; he wasn't particularly interested in it.
Bai Yu learned about caviar mainly because of the salmon with roe he caught last year. He wanted to know how to price the salmon.
As for caviar, Bai Yu can only say that it's all about prestige; it's a high-class food that's unattainable.
Especially those exorbitantly priced caviars, where a few grams can sell for hundreds of thousands, are sold at an even higher level.
You can say he has no taste or doesn't know how to enjoy life, but Bai Yu will never be interested in these things, much less pay for them.
Bai Yu then followed Wang Hai to put the sturgeon into the fish basket, and returned to his fishing spot to bait his hook and continue fishing.
This time it'll be a long wait, after all, this guy really put a lot of effort into fishing for this sturgeon.
The surrounding water, both on the surface and underwater, was turned upside down by this thing.
Even if there were fish nearby, they would have been scared away by this guy long ago, and they would have run far away.
Not only did Bai Yu himself have no fish to catch, but Wang Hai, who was fishing next to him, was also affected.
The two fishermen's spots were only a few meters apart. If Bai Yu's sturgeon stirred up a little, it would easily affect Wang Hai's spot next to it.
Then they both ran out of fish to catch, and now they're discussing what to eat for lunch.
Keep in mind that it's only a little past nine o'clock, and they've only been fishing here for less than an hour, yet they're already starting to think about what to eat for lunch.
In any case, if Bai Yu and his group want to catch fish, they will have to wait until the water resources in front of them are restored, the fish that were scared away before return, or new fish come to this place.
Since they have nothing else to do during this process, what else can they do besides chatting?
Oh right, good time to eat snacks. The two brothers brought a big bag of snacks before they set off today. Now that they have nothing to do, they can eat some snacks to kill some time.
Time flies when you're chatting; I don't know if twenty minutes or half an hour have passed.
Just as Bai Yu and Wang Hai were chatting happily and getting into the swing of things, the fishing rod that Wang Hai had been holding suddenly started to move, as if a force was trying to pull the fishing rod away from Wang Hai's armpit.
Fortunately, Wang Hai reacted very quickly, immediately tightening the fishing rod under his arm to prevent the other party from dragging it away.
Then he immediately grabbed the fishing rod and jerked it upwards, ready to hook the fish.
However, when Wang Hai lifted the rod to set the hook, the latter half of the fishing rod was indeed lifted, but the tip of the rod was still hanging downwards.
This resulted in Wang Hai's fishing rod immediately bending downwards, and the bending became even more pronounced as Wang Hai increased the force in his hand.
As mentioned before, Wang Hai is stronger than Bai Yu in terms of arm strength and explosiveness; his arm strength is greater than Bai Yu's.
Therefore, he naturally had to use more force when he lifted the rod to set the hook.
The fish he caught this time was no pushover either. When Wang Hai lifted the rod, it fought back fiercely against him.
When two competitive people meet, once the competition begins, the final result will either be the defeat of one of them or the mutual destruction of both.
In fishing, there's another possibility: either the line breaks or the rod breaks!
At this moment, while Wang Hai was fighting against this guy with his fishing rod, he was taking on this risk: his fishing rod and line could break at any time.
The same thing happened when Bai Yu was fishing for that sturgeon, except that his fishing rod and line held up in the end. Now, it's just a matter of whether Wang Hai's will hold up.
Moreover, as Wang Hai continued to exert force, the fishing rod in his hand made a cracking sound as if it were under unbearable strain, but he seemed not to hear it.
Wang Hai is actually a bit stubborn. In his view, as long as the fish that has taken the bait does not give up, he will continue to exert force until a winner is determined.
Then, unfortunately, with a 'crack' sound, the fishing rod in Wang Hai's hand suddenly broke. It happened so suddenly.
This is a bit of a mess. The main problem is that Wang Hai wasn't prepared at all, and he was so shocked by this sudden scene that he fell backward.
After all, when Wang Hai was wrestling with the fish, he was exerting force with his entire body, and his center of gravity was leaning backward.
Now that the tension on the fishing rod has suddenly disappeared, his body naturally falls backward uncontrollably.
Fortunately, Wang Hai was once an athlete, and one of the top athletes in the country. His physical fitness is excellent, and he has a certain level of coordination.
Just before he lost his balance, he used his legs to jump up and stood up.
In this way, he successfully prevented himself from falling backward and avoided the possibility of tripping and falling.
This scene was witnessed by Bai Yu, who applauded Wang Hai repeatedly.
'Pa pa pa pa'
"Ah Hai, you're pretty good. You haven't had proper training for so long, but you still have the foundation. I think you could even participate in a competition."
How about this: in the first half of next year, you can participate in a domestic competition. Who knows, you might even be able to go to the Olympics with me next year as an athlete.
Bai Yu's words were not only meant to praise Wang Hai's still-good physical condition, but also to divert his attention.
Although Wang Hai didn't fall, thanks to his agility, the result was that the fishing rod broke and the fish that had taken the bait got away.
This is an established fact, a fact that would make a fisherman slap his thigh until it's swollen.
This is really a bit tragic. Which angler doesn't want to catch a big fish?
But which angler would be willing to let their fishing rod break after catching a big fish?
If even one angler could be content with that, then he wouldn't be a qualified angler.
That's why Bai Yu decided to change the subject, to tell Wang Hai not to worry too much about this and to help him think more positively.
In fact, Bai Yu's actions were somewhat unnecessary. Wang Hai has a very good mindset and doesn't take many things to heart.
Even if a big fish he catches gets away, he'll only feel a brief sense of regret, and won't think too much about it. He'll just keep fishing.
As for Wang Hai's so-called stubbornness, it depends on the situation. During the fishing struggle, he can be very stubborn and insist on determining a winner.
But now that the fishing rod has broken, the result is clear, although it doesn't necessarily mean victory or defeat.
Another point is that since the fishing rod has already broken, we can just get a new one and continue using it.
The old fishing rod had already fulfilled its mission. Even if it ended up breaking, it was broken when the angler was struggling with a big fish, which is enough to make this fishing rod proud for a long time.
Its outcome is at least better than those male anglers whose fishing rods get broken by their wives, so that's understandable, right?
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